Emilia Pérez” star Karla Sofía Gascón has set her first project after controversy erupted in January over her past offensive tweets. The Oscar nominee revealed that she will lead “The Life Lift,” a psychological thriller co-starring Vincent Gallo and directed by Italian first-timer Stefania Rossella Grassi.

The actress made history as the first out trans person to receive an acting Oscar nomination, though she courted scandal for past problematic social media posts.

Karla Sofía Gascón’s racist and Islamaphobic tweets didn’t cast her out of the industry; instead, they elevated her to the status of “both God and the devil.” Per Variety, the controversial Oscar nominee is set to portray a psychiatrist who embodies both entities in The Life Lift,